Biographies

Mr. Daniel L. Jones is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He has held the office of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since February 2006. He performed the duties of the Chief Executive Officer in an interim capacity from May 2005 to February 2006. From May 1998 until February 2006, Mr. Jones was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. He previously held the positions of Chief Operating Officer from October 1997 until May 1998, Executive Vice President from May 1997 to October 1997, Vice President-Sales and Marketing from 1992 to May 1997, after serving as Director of Sales since joining the Company in November 1989. Mr. Jones currently serves as a director of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney. Mr. Jones was selected as nominee to serve as a director of the Company due to his depth of knowledge of the Company, including its strategies, operations, supply sources and markets, his extensive knowledge of the building wire industry and his past and present positions with the Company.

Mr. Frank J. Bilban is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Treasurer, Secretary of the Company. He has served as Vice President-Finance, Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of Encore since June 2000. From 1998 until joining the Company in June 2000, Mr. Bilban was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alpha Holdings, Inc., a plastics manufacturing conglomerate. From 1996 until 1998, Mr. Bilban was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wedge Dia-Log Inc., an oil field services company.

Mr. John H. Wilson is Lead Independent Director of Encore Wire Corporation. He has been President of U.S. Equity Corporation, a venture capital firm, since 1983. Mr. Wilson is currently a director of Capital Southwest Corporation. Mr. Wilson was selected as nominee to serve as a director of the Company due to his extensive experience over 45 years serving as either an executive or an investor in numerous companies in industries ranging from banking, insurance, manufacturing, communications, health and transportation.

Mr. Donald E. Courtney is Director of Encore Wire Corporation. He is currently Chairman of MDinTouch, Inc. Mr. Courtney was Chairman of Tempo Lighting, Inc. from 1996 to 2016 and was the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Investech, Ltd., a private importing firm, from 1994 to 2011. Mr. Courtney was selected as nominee to serve as a director of the Company due to his valuable insight and experience in management of publicly traded companies gained while serving as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of SOI Industries, Inc. from 1984 to 1994 and serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Magnetech Corp from 1987 to 1994, in addition to his deep knowledge of the Company and the building wire industry dating back to his days as a wire salesman.

Mr. Gregory J. Fisher is Independent Director of Encore Wire Corporation. He was the Chief Financial Officer of Taylor Companies, LLC, a private oil field transportation company, from 2008 to 2010. Mr. Fisher was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of ElkCorp, a formerly publicly-traded company in the building materials industry, from 2004 until it was acquired by another company in 2007. Mr. Fisher had also previously served as the Vice President Finance and Administration of Elk, a subsidiary of ElkCorp, from 1985 to 2004. Mr. Fisher serves on the Advisory Board of The Catholic Foundation of Dallas. Mr, Fisher also serves as the Chairman of the Finance Council of his church in Allen, Texas and is a seed investor in an internet startup company, LocoValue, Inc. He is also a Certified Management Accountant. Mr. Fisher was selected as a nominee to serve as a director of the Company due to his extensive experience in the building materials industry and his understanding of public company finance, financial reporting and internal control gained while serving a public company.

Mr. William R. Thomas, III, is Independent Director of Encore Wire Corporation. He is a private investor who provides leadership for, and invests in, organizations that create financial return, social impact or both. He has served as President of the Thomas Heritage Foundation, a nonprofit grant-making corporation, since 2008. He has also served as a director of Capital Southwest Corporation, a credit-focused business development company that is an active capital provider to middle market companies across the capital structure. Mr. Thomas served at Capital Southwest as Vice President from July 2010 to September 2012, Assistant Vice President from July 2008 to July 2010, and Investment associate from July 2006 until July 2008. During this time, Mr. Thomas made, enhanced and monetized investments in stand-alone private companies and add-on opportunities, served on the boards of eleven private companies, and oversaw valuation and regulatory compliance. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Thomas earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. During a portion of his time at Harvard, Mr. Thomas served as a consultant to private equity clients at Investor Group Services. From 1993 through 2004, Mr. Thomas served in the U.S. Air Force as a pilot in multiple aircraft and a leader in areas of training, safety, acquisition and logistics operations, achieving the rank of Major. Mr. Thomas is recognized as a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy.

Mr. Scott D. Weaver is Independent Director of Encore Wire Corporation. He has been a director of Western Refining, Inc., a public refining and marketing company located in El Paso, Texas since 2005. Mr. Weaver served as Vice President of Western Refining from December 2007 until December 2016. From August 2009 to January 2010, Mr. Weaver served as interim Treasurer of Western Refining. From August 2005 to December 2007, Mr. Weaver served as Chief Administrative Officer of Western Refining and from June 2000 to August 2005, Mr. Weaver served as Chief Financial Officer of Western Refining. From 1993 until June 2000, Mr. Weaver was the Vice President-Finance, Treasurer and Secretary of Encore Wire. Mr. Weaver also serves on the board of managers of Western Refining Logistics GP, LLC, the general partner of Western Refining Logistics, L.P., a publicly-traded master limited partnership with logistics operations in the oil and gas industry, and he served on the board of managers of Northern Tier Energy GP LLC from 2013 until 2016. Mr. Weaver was selected as nominee to serve as a director of the Company due to his valuable knowledge of the building wire industry and familiarity with the Company gained while serving as an officer of the Company and his extensive knowledge of finance and public accounting.

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